Cooperative Purchasing

Cooperative Procurement is a term that refers to the combining of requirements of two or more public procurement entities to leverage the benefits of volume purchases, delivery and supply chain advantages, best practices, and the reduction of administrative time and expenses.

NJPA

The National Joint Powers alliance (NJPA) is a cooperative purchasing agency established by the State of Minnesota. All NJPA employees are government employees, which increases the effectiveness of member recruitment. They are a public agency with the best interest of all public agencies at heart.

NJPA’s cooperative contract purchasing leverages the national purchasing power of more than 50,000 member agencies while also streamlining the required purchasing process. As a municipal national contracting agency, NJPA establishes and provides nationally leveraged and competitively solicited purchasing contracts under the guidance of the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law.

For over 15 years NCL has been offering financial solutions for municipalities.

In 2015, NCL has awarded a competitively solicited purchasing contract for the membership of the National Joint Powers Alliance.

Aselection of over 275 industry leading manufacturers offers the highest quality product or service available. The buying power of the cooperative alliance allows your agency to save valuable time and resources administering the entire procurement process.

National Cooperative Leasing (NCL) is currently the only financial solution company awarded an NJPA contract for equipment financing.By selecting NCL for tax-exempt municipal financing, your agency can rest assure that the purchase of the best product at the best price will have the best financing option available in the nation.